quarterfinals. The boys cross country team placed 11th (2010), 8th (2011), and 6th (2012) in the state championship meet. In 2011, the 4 × 400 m relay of Great Valley's storied track & field program came in first in the High School Boys Suburban ChesMont 4x400 event in the Penn Relays, with a time of 3:25.51 Notable events In 1969, two students stole a corpse from the cemetery and hung it from the flag pole. Both were arrested. President Barack Obama held a town hall meeting at Great Valley High School in the gymnasium during his 2008 election campaign. The meeting was open to the public and several students won the opportunity to sit in the meeting while the rest watched a live taping of it. Two Great Valley students were selected to sing The Star-Spangled Banner before Obama and those who attended the meeting. Notable alumni Cheryl Abplanalp, Team USA handball player in 1996 Summer Olympics, inductee into Davis and Elkins College Hall of Fame Nasir Adderley, NFL Player (Los Angeles Chargers) Mikal Bridges, NBA Player (Brooklyn Nets), Two time NCAA Basketball Champion (Villanova Wildcats) Fritz Coleman, Long-time prime-time weather anchor on KNBC-TV, Los Angeles, CA; noted stand-up comedian and charity benefactor Amanda Jane Cooper, Broadway Actress: Glinda in Wicked Joe Devlin, NFL football player Adam McKay, Academy Award Winning Actor, Writer, Director Jimmy McLaughlin, FC Cincinnati soccer player Duane Milne, Former member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives Thom Nickels, Author, Journalist Bryan Russell, Record Producer Alice Sebold, Writer Chris Young, Actor, Producer, Director Renovation A $36 million renovation was completed on the 1962 building in 2006. An addition was added to house the school's STEM classrooms as well as the construction of a new courtyard and lobby, with the expectation that the renovation will allow the school district to serve the Great Valley region for years to come. References External links Great Valley High School Website Great Valley Athletics Website Public high schools in Pennsylvania Educational institutions established in 1962 Schools in Chester County, Pennsylvania 1962 establishments in Pennsylvania